Academic Affairs Strategic Plan 2011-12

Mission

The mission of Academic Affairs is to facilitate the critical pursuit of knowledge in an environment of civility and tolerance by providing excellent educational opportunities for all UNF students through a focused use of resources in scholarly programs that have relevance to the broad range of constituencies served by the university and that are subject to rigorous and ongoing scrutiny and improvement.

Goal 1: Strengthen Quality and Reputation of Academic Programs: Improve the quality and relevance of all academic programs, and grow the number of academic programs with state, national, and/or international preeminence.

Goal 3: Increase the Number of Degrees Awarded in STEM and Other Areas of Strategic Emphasis: Increase student access and success in degree programs in STEM fields and other areas of strategic emphasis that respond to existing, evolving, and emerging critical needs and opportunities.

Goal 4: Strengthen the Quality and Reputation of Scholarship, Research, and Innovation: Improve the quality and impact of scholarship, research, and commercialization activities, and grow the number of faculty/departments/centers recognized for their scholarship, research, and commercialization endeavors.

Continue to fund faculty development (BOG Metric 5.1) - Operational

Goal 5: Increase Research and Commercialization Activity: Increase research and commercialization activities to help foster entrepreneurial campus cultures. Increase undergraduate participation in research to strengthen the pipeline of researchers pursuing graduate degrees.

Goal 6: Increase Collaboration and External Support for Research Activity: Attract more research funding from external (includes federal and private sources). Promote more collaboration with private industry on research projects.

Goal 7:Strengthen the Quality and Recognition of Commitment to Community and Business Engagement: Improve the quality and relevance of public service activities and increase the recognition of commitment to community and business engagement.